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Accent in brief

Coming Wednesday: In our chase for the new, the clever, the never tried, hearty, warming bean soup often gets neglected.

A new Accent

In the days to come, we'll roll out features sections with new content, a new name, and a new look

Next Tuesday, your Accent will look a bit different.

However, Endangered Empire, our series in which students explore threatened species, will continue through the school year.

FITNESS

Want to work your abs?

If you're determined to work your abs, do the bicycle maneuver. In a study commissioned for the American Council on Exercise, researchers at the San Diego State Biomechanics Lab found that the bicycle required constant abdominal stabilization, as well as body rotation, generating the most activity in the obliques.

Here's how to do it, according to ACE:

1. Lie flat on the floor with your lower back pressed to the ground.

2. Put your hands beside your head.

3. Bring your knees up to about 45 degrees.

4. Straighten the left leg out to about a 45-degree angle while simultaneously turning the upper body to the right, bringing the left elbow toward the right knee.